Chapter 98 This kid is a profiteer
Seeing that Qi Huaijing was so busy that he didn't even go home all day, Old Man Yue was proud of his strategy of attacking Wei to save Zhao for a long time.
It was not until early April that he received a letter from his grandson Yue Lingyun.
A family letter said that cousin Huai Jing passed by the northwest, and the two brothers reunited after a long separation and drank all night.
When they were half drunk, my cousin suddenly had tears in his eyes and remained silent. After repeated questioning, he finally opened his heart and said that his shop was in deficit and he was in urgent need of money.
But the old man was still angry with him and refused to help him for the time being.
So, cousin Ling Yun came to his rescue and lent him the large sum of money for renovating the ancestral home. The cousin was so grateful that he said he would pay him back in full someday...
But he did not write an IOU and returned to Beijing overnight.
Finally, Yue Lingyun asked the old man if it would be convenient for him to transfer another sum of money... The wood, bricks and stones that had just been ordered were all waiting to be paid!
The old man was furious and cursed in the study for half a day. He used an acquaintance as bait to trick the boy. He only accepted the goods and had no intention of paying for them.
He retaliated, so naturally he didn't plan to pay back the money!
After cursing, the old man couldn't help laughing for a long time. This kid was even more cunning than himself. He only used a meal of wine to make a feint to the east and attack in the west, and finally got the payment back.
It is true that the disciple is better than the master!
The next day, when Qi Huaijing appeared in Mr. Yue's study again, he was calm and steady as a rock.
"We have settled the payment and goods, and we owe nothing to each other. From now on, I will never dare to do business with your shop again!"
Old Man Yue slammed the table hard.
"…You can just take the payment for the goods, why did you ask for an extra 5,000 taels of silver?"
Qi Huaijing supported himself on the table with both hands, leaned forward, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Such a large sum of money has been in arrears for so long. I will treat it as a loan and charge interest."
"You kid... you really are a profiteer!"
Qi Huaijing smiled very proudly.
"Same here. You taught me everything. If I don't learn a little bit of the charm of a profiteer, I will be wasting your years of education!"
These words were infuriating, but they made the old man's heart tremble.
If my grandson had half of his courage and bravery, I would be able to entrust the family business to him with peace of mind.
That silly boy even lost money when renovating the ancestral home, what else can we expect from him!
Qi Huaijing was very leisurely, sitting leisurely with his robe lifted, and his feet propped up on the desk. He proudly talked about Chen Tang's extraordinary intelligence, the fatigue of traveling, and the hospitality of his cousin and his wife in their hometown in the northwest...
The old man only listened halfway when he began to lose focus, his eyes fixed as he carefully examined his grandson's young and handsome face.
After days of running around, he was obviously darker and thinner, his features were more firm, and he looked more vigorous and energetic.
Just turned 20, he established a career, started a family, and exuded the youthful vigor and vitality.
He is no longer the little grandson who likes to imitate his grandfather and walk with his hands behind his back.
He was also becoming less and less like his gentle and steady uncle who died young.
He is who he is.
He is not someone else.
He lived the life he wanted.
Now it seems that he will be able to live a good life.
…
At the end, Qi Huaijing was ready to leave, leaving behind a few words.
"We are leaving tomorrow morning. Today is our farewell. There is no need to see us off!"
Before pushing the door open, the old man called him again.
"Ahri, wait a minute."
Qi Huaijing paused when he heard this and stopped.
Ever since I was old enough to understand, I haven't liked this nickname and told everyone not to call me by it. However, the elders just treated it as a childish joke and no one took it seriously. They still called me "Ali" and "Ali".
Only his grandfather was the first to respect his idea, saying that this proved that he had grown up and was no longer a child. From then on, everyone called him Huaijing and never mentioned this nickname again.
The old man hasn't thought of himself as a child for a long, long time.
"Stay a few more days. You...you and Tang girl, please leave a few days later."
His voice was very low and light, with the trembling sound unique to the elderly, and it vaguely sounded like a prayer.
There is one thing the old man didn't say.
I am old and cannot go to Guangling. If he leaves in anger after a quarrel like he did last year, I don’t know how long I will have to wait for him to come and see him again.
"Yesterday, as soon as I received Ling Yun's letter, I went to the Duan family in person to discuss the children's engagement. In a few days, Shu'er will be engaged. That matter... I was wrong. Let's not mention it again, okay?"
The door was just half opened, and Qi Huaijing looked at the April spring scenery outside. It had just rained, and the air was filled with the fresh and vigorous scent of grass and trees.
In the study room behind him, there was a faint and heavy scent of sandalwood, just like the heavy atmosphere of the old man who was becoming senile due to his excessive stubbornness.
When he was three years old, the old man handed his most precious jade seal to his crying grandson in this study and let him play with it.
"Ah Li, as long as you like it, there is nothing that grandpa can't give you!"
That day, he also gave his grandson a good name, Huai Jing. Jing means the light of beautiful jade, and the old man has a sincere admiration and love for him.
Qi Huaijing held the door frame, looking at the spring scenery outside the door, silent for a long time, suddenly turned around, smiled and answered loudly.
"That's fine! But if we stay one more day, we will lose a day's journey and a day's business. You should give us some money as compensation."
Old Man Yue nodded immediately. He only had one grandson, but he had a lot of money.
"Tell me a number!"
"One thousand taels, a day."
“…You kid!”
Qi Huaijing smiled mischievously, "Shen Tang and I, one thousand taels each!"
In Guangling City, a shop of moderate size could only make a net profit of more than 2,000 taels of silver at most after a busy year.
“Pay in advance, no credit!
“…”
He raised his eyebrows slightly, full of willfulness.
"Um?"
“…buy five days first.”
Qi Huaijing then nodded, and before leaving, he threw down another sentence.
"It took us more than ten days to go back and forth, and three horses died of exhaustion on the way. You have to pay for the horses!"
After he left, Old Man Yue started cursing in the study again, and while cursing, he couldn't help laughing loudly.
"Hahahaha this bastard hahaha...what a profiteer!"
Qi Huaijing returned to the courtyard and handed a thick stack of silver bills to Chen Tang.
"Ten thousand taels of silver, the old man wants us to stay for five more days."
Chen Tang took the banknote and after hearing the whole story, he just smiled faintly, his bright eyes calm and peaceful.
"My husband, you are used to making money based on your own abilities and you don't do business that will lose money."
Qi Huaijing knew that it was the old man who did something unkind this time. Even though he had traveled thousands of miles, he was not as aggrieved as Chen Tang. He pretended to be relaxed and comforted her with gentle words.
"This stinky old man didn't come to our wedding, so this is a gift to make up for it. You can't call me grandpa in vain! My wife has made the greatest contribution to defeating the enemy this time! Keep it, it's all your private money."
It is late spring and it has been raining for days, so it is not suitable for long journeys.
So, Chen Tang stayed at home in the small courtyard to avoid the rain, and allowed Qi Huaijing to sit in front of the old man for a long time every day... It was like he was selling himself for money.
When Chen Tang received the 10,000 taels of silver note for the third time, Duan's parents came to the Yue family and set a date for the engagement.
The Yue family's distant relatives and neighbors also got the news, and they all knew that Yue family's sister Shu was going to be engaged to Duan family's brother.
On the day before Yue Lingshu's engagement party, Bai Lu prepared three or four gifts. Chen Tang and Qi Huaijing looked through them carefully, commented on them one by one, and then...
Picked the cheapest one.
Naturally, the couple refused to meet her in person and just let Bai Lu send her there as a formality.
It was misty with drizzle. Yue Lingshu saw through the window a turquoise umbrella floating into the yard. He curled his lips into a smile and stood up to greet it.
"Sister Bailu, why are you coming here in person?"
Bai Lu put away her wet umbrella, stood in the corridor, and presented a brocade box.
"I don't deserve it. This is a gift from my master. Congratulations to the young lady on her engagement."
Yue Ling nodded, asked the maid to take it, and smiled sweetly again.
"Sister Bailu is so capable. My cousin can't do without you. You work harder than others. The spring rain is cold and wet. Please stay and have a cup of hot tea and take a rest."
Bai Lu knew that her master was very disgusted with this young lady and did not dare to stay any longer.
"Thank you for your kindness, Miss. I dare not say that it is hard work, it is just my duty."
After saying that, she turned around, took her umbrella and was about to leave, but a meaningful word floated from behind her.
"It's just your duty. Don't you have any feelings for your cousin?"
Bai Lu was stunned and the green umbrella stopped in front of the rain.
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